All of us in the Conservative Party must face up to a hideous truth

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The UK Conservative party lacks a clear sense of direction. It must find out why it has lost previously loyal voters. This should happen now, while attention is deflected away from the party by military action in Afghanistan.

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Disappeared in a puff of smoke

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Kenneth Clarke is a former United Kingdom chancellor who first became a member of parliament in 1970. He wanted to be prime minister and still retains this ambition, but lost in the contest for leadership of the Conservative party to William Hague. He is seen as a jolly and equable person and prefers action to thought. He studied law at Cambridge University and married a medieval historian, Gillian Clarke. He sees the Conservative party as having been seriously affected by divisions over relations with the European Union. These divisions were exacerbated by a number of factors such as a referendum in Denmark and the loss of Margaret Thatcher as leader.

Clarke, Kenneth (American writer)

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Divided, leaderless, and devoid of ideas: are the Tories dying out?

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The United Kingdom Conservative party has been subdued since the Labor party was elected to government. The party is divided on the issue of relations with the European Union, though it is unlikely to split, since it is not strong enough. The party is losing cultural and social confidence and has lost a sense of hierarchy, belonging and leadership. There is less opposition to the Labor party, and some imitation of Labor's style, while the debates in the Conservative party often bear little relation to political reality.

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